Titanic left Southampton, sank in North Atlantic, 1,513 people died
World War I began
World War I ended, one million Brits dead
John Logie Baird, Scottish engineer, invented television
Two millions workers went on strike, the "General Strike" lasted for nine days
New York Stock Exchange crashed, economic slump hit Britain
World War II began
King George VI died; Britain tested nuclear bomb
British troops drove Argentine forces out of Falkland Islands; IRA continued attacks on London at Regents Park and Knightsbridge, nine people killed
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigned
Labour Party won landslide victory, Tony Blair became Prime Minister; Princess Diana killed in auto accident in Paris; British returned Hong Kong to China at end of its 99 year lease